Coordinating Minister Airlangga Says 95% Of The Increase In COVID-19 Cases Are In Java-Bali

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto/PHOTO via ANTARA

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, revealed that currently, the condition of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continues to increase. The increase in cases is still happening slowly and has not yet reached its peak.

This he conveyed after a limited meeting (ratas) related to the evaluation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) led by President Joko Widodo. Airlangga said that the majority of the increase in corona cases occurred on the islands of Java and Bali.

"The highest addition of cases is still in Java-Bali, representing almost 95 percent", said Airlangga on the Presidential Secretariat's Youtube video, Monday, July 18.

Meanwhile, Airlangga continued, the condition of the development of COVID-19 outside Java-Bali is still relatively sloping. However, several provinces on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan began to experience an increase in cases.

However, an increase in active cases began to occur in North Sumatra. South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Sumatra, and Central Kalimantan.

"The active ones are still in North Sumatra, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Sumatra, and Central Kalimantan. Then outside Java-Bali, of course, community transmissions that have started to rise are in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan", explained Airlangga.

Airlangga said an increase in cases was also ongoing in several countries. In fact, the increase in COVID-19 in several countries is higher than in Indonesia.

"Some countries experienced a fairly high increase in cases. Among others, in America, in the 7 days moving average (the last week's recording) there were 134 thousand cases, Australia 40 thousand cases, India 18 thousand, France 90 thousand, Singapore 9 thousand, and Indonesia 3,240", he added.